Apparently, he had a congenital neurological defect, and nothing could be done to correct it. (tulsapetsmagazine.com)
The mouse model mimics aspects of the infection in humans, with high levels of the virus seen in the mouse brain and spinal cord, consistent with evidence showing that Zika causes neurological defects in human fetuses. (sciencedaily.com)
«Our findings shed light on a novel link between muscle and neural abnormalities in POMT mutant fruit flies, which may help understand similar pathogenic mechanisms in mammals and reveal causes of neurological defects in muscular dystrophies,» Panin said. (today.agrilife.org)